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nouna group of persons who board a vessel, especially to attack, seize, or search it. Origin of boarding partyFirst recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby boarding partyboard game, boarding, boardinghouse, boardinghouse reach, boarding out, boarding party, boarding pass, boarding school, board measure, board of commissioners, board of education Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boarding partyThe boarding-party commenced their somewhat hazardous passage from one ship to the other. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships|W.H.G. Kingston Among those who formed the boarding-party was Dillon, who showed as much alacrity as any one. The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston As Mayrant came aboard, he was mistaken for the leader of a boarding-party, and run through the thigh with a pike. The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot. The Venetian flagship was rushed by a boarding-party of Janissaries, and her decks cleared as far as the mainmast. Famous Sea Fights|John Richard Hale
"That case is my personal, private property," said he, as soon as it was in the hands of the chief officer of the boarding-party. Fighting for the Right|Oliver Optic
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